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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 849341" data-attributes="member: 1210">Knockin' on Cluma's DoorAngelfire and Sheva stand in front of Cluma's door and knock.  It opens to reveal a very surprised-looking Guardian of Order.  Before he has a chance to even so much as move, Angelfire slashes him; and then Sheva delivers a stunning fist to the temple that knocks him cold.The party ties him up and throws him in Lester's box of many holdings and carts him downstairs, where all eyes are upon them.  Sheva and Horbin feel a profound sense of deja vu as they descend into the tavern room.  "Hi there," says Zeebo, "I'm Zeebo Swaysac, the Mayor. Pleased to meet you." He starts shaking hands, engaging people in conversations instantly, chatting up the place's various patrons, trying to put them at ease and figure out where the party has ended up. Lester buys a round of drinks for everyone in the Blackbird, but his Chaos-given bat wings seem to frighten the crowd more than the beer can mollify them. Shortly, after mingling briefly, Zeebo moves over to the table the rest of the group is at and informs them of what he's found out. "We're in a village called Freedom," he reports. "It's named after that tower we were in- Freedom Spire." He pauses for a beat. "And Cluma's here, in this inn, right now. He just went into his room upstairs.""Impossible!" the L protests. "His body's in my box!" He lowers his voice as several heads turn their way. "There's no way that someone could have raised him so quickly, much less with no body.""Maybe you should check again," Sybele suggests."Well, okay, but- by the elements!" Lester exclaims, looking in one side of the box. "I, uh, must have put him in this side- no, maybe this one-" A moment later, he looks up, grim determination on his face."He's upstairs," Zeebo insists. Lester stands up, pushing his chair back with his one arm. "All right," he says flatly. "Let's go kick his ass again."As the party starts up the stairs, Lester feels a profound sense of deja vu.  Angelfire and Sheva stand in front of Cluma's door and knock.  It opens to reveal a very surprised-looking Guardian of Order.  Before he has a chance to even so much as move, Angelfire slashes him; and then Sheva delivers a stunning fist to his head that knocks him unconscious.The party ties him up and throws him in Lester's box of many holdings and carts him downstairs, where all eyes are upon them.  Zeebo feels a profound sense of deja vu as they descend into the tavern room.  Something strange is happening, thinks Zeebo.  I can't quite put my finger on it, but something weird is happening here.  How did we get here anyway?  He frowns, looking around at the crowd.  A nagging suspicion is beginning to form in his head, and he refrains from talking to anyone.  Lester buys a round of drinks for everyone in the Blackbird Inn, but his Chaos-given bat wings seem to frighten the crowd more than the beer can mollify them. "I think we should go back to that tower," says the Mayor.  "I think something weird is going on here.  Weren't we going after Jezebel?  How did we get here?"Our heroes sips at their various drinks (Sybele is continuing to stick to finer ales).  "Hm, you're right," reflects Orbius.Zeebo continues, "I think there's some kind of temporal magic going on here.  This Marius- he's a follower of Coila, right?"  Sheva nods.  "So he's probably got some sort of time thing going on.  I think we need to go back and check out that pile of snow in the tower.  I have a suspicion that we've fallen into a trap."Orbius nods.  "A time loop."Sheva is decisive.  "Let's go."  After a quick chug, the party exits the building and heads back to Freedom's Spire.  And Zeebo and Sheva both have a profound sense of deja vu....Next Time: By now our heroes have started to figure things out- but what will the cost of escape be?</blockquote>

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